Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: rat virus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virus carried by rats (or rodents in general), in particular a hantavirus.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Christened the “rat virus boat” by the internet after three people travelling onboard died of hantavirus, a disease normally carried by rats and mice, its story has enraptured people all over the world."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

rat viruses (plural)

Questions

What does rat virus mean?: A virus carried by rats (or rodents in general), in particular a hantavirus.

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